youtube_mcp

format37/youtube_mcp

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🕒 Updated:Sep 9, 2025, 01:06 PM

Python

AI Tools

youtube transcriber mcp server

MCP Trust Score

Based on our comprehensive evaluation criteria

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Trust Score54/100

• Core MCP protocol features implemented (28/40)
• Room for improvement in GitHub community
• Optimal dependency management (20/20)
• Room for improvement in deployment maturity
• Documentation (8/8)
• Archestra MCP Trust score badge is missing

GitHub Metrics

Repository statistics and activity

⭐ GitHub Stars:14

👥 Contributors:1

📋 Total Issues:0

📦 Has Releases:No

🔧 Has CI/CD Pipeline:No

Configuration

Configuration example extracted from README.md for Claude Desktop and other clients.

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{
  "youtube_mcp-docker": {
    "command": "docker",
    "args": [
      "run",
      "--name",
      "youtube_mcp_main",
      "-p",
      "7001:7001",
      "-e",
      "MCP_KEY=YOUR-MCP-KEY",
      "-e",
      "OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR-OPENAI-KRY",
      "youtube_mcp"
    ],
    "env": {
      "MCP_KEY": "YOUR-MCP-KEY",
      "OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR-OPENAI-KRY"
    }
  }
}

MCP Protocol Support

Implemented MCP protocol features

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Tools:✓

Prompts:✗

Resources:✓

Sampling:✓

Roots:✗

Logging:✓

STDIO Transport:✗

HTTP Transport:✓

OAuth2 Auth:✗

Dependencies

6 dependencies

Libraries and frameworks used by this MCP server

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Main

fastapi

mcp

uvicorn

yt-dlp

openai

Medium

pydub

README.md

youtube_mcp

Youtube transcribation MCP server

Demo Video

Click the image above to watch the demo video

Requirements:

OpenAI API key
Cookies

Server installation

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/format37/youtube_mcp.git
cd youtube_mcp
nano .env

Extract your cookies. See cookies.md
Place cookies.txt in the ./mcp/ folder.
Generate MCP_KEY:

python token_generator.py

Define .env:

CONTAINER_NAME=youtube_mcp_main
PORT=7001
MCP_KEY=YOUR-MCP-KEY
OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR-OPENAI-KRY

Provide run access

sudo chmod +x compose.sh
sudo chmod +x logs.sh
sudo chmod +x update.sh

./compose.sh

Check that port is opened for incoming connections.

Client configuration

Add Bybit server to the Claude desktop config:
Example:

{
    "mcpServers": {
      "youtube": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "mcp-remote",
          "http://localhost:7001/sse",
          "--header",
          "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
          "--allow-http"
        ],
        "disabled": false
      }
    }
}

Client side

4. Restart Claude desktop
5. Check that tws tools are listed in the tools list. Ask Claude to check ibkr account

Resources

GitHub Repository

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README.md

youtube_mcp

Youtube transcribation MCP server

Demo Video

Click the image above to watch the demo video

Requirements:

OpenAI API key
Cookies

Server installation

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/format37/youtube_mcp.git
cd youtube_mcp
nano .env

Extract your cookies. See cookies.md
Place cookies.txt in the ./mcp/ folder.
Generate MCP_KEY:

python token_generator.py

Define .env:

CONTAINER_NAME=youtube_mcp_main
PORT=7001
MCP_KEY=YOUR-MCP-KEY
OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR-OPENAI-KRY

Provide run access

sudo chmod +x compose.sh
sudo chmod +x logs.sh
sudo chmod +x update.sh

./compose.sh

Check that port is opened for incoming connections.

Client configuration

Add Bybit server to the Claude desktop config:
Example:

{
    "mcpServers": {
      "youtube": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "mcp-remote",
          "http://localhost:7001/sse",
          "--header",
          "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
          "--allow-http"
        ],
        "disabled": false
      }
    }
}

Client side

4. Restart Claude desktop
5. Check that tws tools are listed in the tools list. Ask Claude to check ibkr account